About Thumbaipatti Village

Thumbaipatti is one of the larger villages in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,571, made up of 3,274 males and 3,297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1236.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thumbaipatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumbaipatti village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Melur
Pincode	625101
Area (hectares)	1236.05 hectares
Population	6,571
Male Population	3,274
Female Population	3,297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thumbaipatti compares

By the 2011 count Thumbaipatti is the 9th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 1236.05 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Thumbaipatti

Thumbaipatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thumbaipatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thumbaipatti from other places

Thumbaipatti lies about 44 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Panangudi, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Thumbaipatti
Tehsil headquarters	Melur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Panangudi	19 km
District headquarters	Madurai	44 km

Villages closest to Thumbaipatti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Melur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Thumbaipatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumbaipatti village had a population of 6,571. That makes it the 9th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Thumbaipatti village has 3,274 males and 3,297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumbaipatti has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Thumbaipatti is 625101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thumbaipatti covers 1236.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thumbaipatti falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thumbaipatti is Panangudi, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thumbaipatti.

Thumbaipatti is about 44 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thumbaipatti is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 17 km away. Panangudi is about 19 km away. Madurai is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.